putting life into; animating; cheering up
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
preface; introduction; preamble
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
judgment; judgement; discernment
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
self-torturing; masochistic
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
excess; surplus; superabundance
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back