first-rate; finest quality; the best
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to lose one's footing; to slip
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy