increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
popular name; common name; given name
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
stickily; gooily; syrupily
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
much less; to say nothing of
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
excellent; superb; first-rate
narrow margin; slim margin
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to repeat; to do something over again
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)