approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
frame; framework; outline
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
process; course; mechanism
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
declaration; proclamation; announcement
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
pale; pallid; bluish-white
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
expression; look; countenance; face