terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
subtracting points; points deducted
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
success; prosperity; boom
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
accurate; correct; precise; exact