standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
on the occasion of; at the time of
perception; sensation; awareness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
with a start; with a jump
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
change; alteration; modification
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
process; course; mechanism
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet