bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to squash; to crush; to flatten
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
surroundings; environs; circumference
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do