lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
back street; back alley; off-street
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
illegitimate child; secret love child
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
bravery; courage; heroism
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop