feminine; womanly; female
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
such ... as; or some such
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
the other day; a few days ago
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
cheerfully working; hasty
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to change (one's clothes)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
movie; film; motion picture
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever