touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
difference; variation; difference
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
on the occasion of; at the time of
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done