plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
depiction; description; portrayal
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver