to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to laugh away; to laugh off
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
if you think about it; come to think of it
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight