just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
good person; virtuous person
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
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
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to go past; to pass; to pass by
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to paint (draw) a picture
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees