favorite; favourite; habitually used
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to rank next to; to come after
limited; limiting; restrictive
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
every evening; night after night
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
periodic; regular; routine
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
unprecedented; record-breaking
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to accumulate
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
private tutor; coach; governess
every year; yearly; annually
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
reduction by half; halving
white circle; white star; victory mark
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
protest; refutation; pleading
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
woman; female; feminine gender
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service