correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
indescribable; having no way to express
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to like; to love; to be fond of
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to have a meal; to take a meal
state of mind; mentality; psychology
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
prejudice; bias; distorted view
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
guess; conjecture; surmise
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to triumph; to be elated with success
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
invitation; introduction; temptation
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
particularly; only; in the case of