masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to beat to death; to kill
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
study; research; investigation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
housing district; residential district
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
comparatively; relatively
leadership; initiative; spearhead
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)