delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
attack; assault; attempt; try
to continue to do; to persist in doing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to stiffen; to become stiff
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
violent emotion; passion; fury
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)