latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
(social) position; status
charming; fascinating; attractive
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
small number; few; minority
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
forcibly; against one's will
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
personality; character; individuality; personhood
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment