vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
at a young age; while still young
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sincere; earnest; serious
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to begin; to set about; to start