recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
self-enlightenment seminar (oft. cult-like); motivational seminar
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
-less; lacking; non-existing
refund; repayment; reimbursement