to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
bet; wager; stake; gamble
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to accept; to receive; to agree
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
essence; true nature; substance; reality
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith