flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
interference; intervention; meddling
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be a matter of life or death
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
wherein; therein; thereinto
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to join together; to combine; to join up
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
simply put; putting it simply; in short
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
temporary; provisional; interim
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to make a speech; to address
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)