criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
rational; reasonable; logical
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ratio; proportion; percentage
compensation payment; reparation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
minimum; at the very least
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
small number; few; minority
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray