sincere; honest; faithful
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to bring; to take; to bring about
double take (esp. out of surprise)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
firm promise; definite promise
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
salty sea breeze; salt wind
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up