maintaining the status quo
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
good feeling; feeling good
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
decoration; ornament; trimmings
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
capillary vessel; capillary