form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
now that; since; so long as; because
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to make an appearance; to show up
being somewhat excited (agitated)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
base sequence; nucleotide sequence; nucleic acid sequence
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
many; numerous; various; large number of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud