wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
interior; inside; internal
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
very likely; very probable
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
class; heading; group; category
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy