existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
region; limits; stage; level
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
pride; dignity; self-worth
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
excellent answer; clever answer
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
nothing but; except; no more than
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
long ago; a long time ago; already
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect