theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
of course; certainly; naturally
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
in comparison to; rather than
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
(in) his way; peculiar to him
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
anything and everything; just about everything
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
how others look at you; what others think about you
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to surround; to encircle; to enclose