inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
negative emotions; negative feelings
expression; presentation; representation; notation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
first meeting; first interview with
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
guess; conjecture; surmise
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
now that; since; so long as; because
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
personal; individual; private
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
front; frontage; facade; main
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
physical law; laws of physics
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing