resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
correction; rectification; mending; repair
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
legendary beast; magical beast
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
change; alteration; modification
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
real experience; actual observations
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era