thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
occupation; calling; livelihood
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to be smeared; to be covered
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
adoration; admiration; devotion
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to bite off; to gnaw through
stealthy steps; soft steps
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
no exception; without exception; always the same
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to have (something) innate; to be born with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
all night long; all through the night
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
countermeasure; counter-measure
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to finish reading; to read through
first thing in the morning
writing; composition; essay; sentence