anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
abstention; nonparticipation
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
audience; spectator; spectators
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
exaltation; emotional uplift
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
large circle; great circle
musical dance; music and dancing
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
strategy meeting; council of war
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the West; the Occident; Western countries
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ