valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
authenticity; credibility
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
leadership competition; power struggle
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
willpower; energy; vitality
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
election campaign strategy; election tactics
headquarters; head office; main office
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)