satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
memories; recollections; reminiscence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely