soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
each time it happens; at all such times
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
composed expression; clear face
in turns; alternately; in order
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
apparent; obvious; very clear
study; diligence; discount; reduction
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth