clear; distinct; evident; definite
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
absorption; suction; attraction
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
comparatively; relatively
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
pure literature; belles-lettres
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
reaching; attaining; arrival
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean