to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
so-and-so; who?; which people?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
literally; to the letter; literal
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
possible; likely; probable
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to relapse; to reassert; to review
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
higher rank; better position