personality; character; individuality; personhood
all present; all concerned; all of us
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
good-looking; fair; beautiful
most favorite; in high favor
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
clear; precise; definite; distinct
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to like; to love; to be fond of
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to increase; to add to; to augment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to