procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
function; facility; faculty; feature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
accurate; correct; precise; exact
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously