smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
simultaneous; all at once
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
welcome; (warm) reception
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
baseball stadium; ballpark
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
one act (of a play); scene; event
competent; suitable; qualified
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
crucial point; perfect chance; golden opportunity
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
firing line; caustic curve
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
opposite side; other side; other party
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
silence (not speaking); muteness
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
stepwise; one step at a time