minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
group; bunch; crowd; group
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
founder of a religious sect
ordinary; common; mediocre