dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hot topic; talk of the town
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to accuse someone; to charge someone
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
in the hospital; hospitalized
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
man of the hour; woman of the hour
telecommunications equipment; communication device
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to telephone; to make a phone call
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to escape death; to be saved from death
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wind music; wind instrument music
to compose; to write; to author
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
solitary island; isolated island