to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
three times; thrice; third (interval)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
even though; despite; when
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
lacking a plan; haphazard
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
to show; to bare (the teeth)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
short story; short film; short poem
meanwhile; in the meantime
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
second division; secondary division
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme