to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
mistress; kept woman; concubine
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
establishment; settlement
future; possible; potential; prospective
to put on airs; to assume importance
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
belief; faith; conviction
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance