change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to torment; to torture; to harass
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
originally; by nature; from the start
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
himself; yourself; herself
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick