to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
character evaluation; profile
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
considerably; greatly; a lot
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
pair; the two; both persons; both things
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
job application form; employee satisfaction
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
training; drill; practice; discipline
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book