small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
no matter what it is; in every case
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
Cathari (heretical Christian sect); Cathars
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
price; cost; value; worth; value
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
how; in what way; by what means
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sudden change; complete change
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
beyond one's means or position
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)