polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
lack of information; data deficiency
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
two times; twice; two degrees