stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
form; method; system; formula
quality (of a product or a service)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
the last moment; the very end
great joy; delight; jubilation
as many (people) as possible
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
secrecy; highly classified information
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
little by little; bit by bit
one-by-one; separately; in detail
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
practicality; utility; usefulness
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
workshop; studio; atelier
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
summertime; summer season