cowardly; timid; easily frightened
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
number; number plate; license plate
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
don't worry; there's no need to worry
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
around the world; throughout the world
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
phantom; vision; illusion
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
genuine article; real thing; real deal
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
another thing; exception; special case
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
rather; better; instead; if anything
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect