soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(in) his way; peculiar to him
rationalization; justification
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to think of; to come up with
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
episode; anecdote; vignette
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems