possible; potential; practicable; feasible
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
student in a lower grade; underclassman
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
self-torturing; masochistic
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
firm; unshakeable; resolute
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
opposite; reverse; contrary
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to push away; to push aside; to shove
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
clearing one's throat; cough
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)