careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to file; to rasp; to use a file
now; the present time; just now; another; more
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness