reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
doing as one is told; yes-man
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
older sister; elder sister
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
commander; commanding officer; CO
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
correction; rectification; mending; repair
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
though; even if; whether ... or ...
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
generation; the world; the age
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
already; now; no longer; not any more
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)