soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
conscious; deliberate; intentional
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to make an appearance; to show up
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
the big two...; two major...; two main...
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hostility; animosity; enmity