shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
tendency; trend; inclination
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
having no idea; having no clue
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
things depend on how you look at them
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pure and innocent; immaculate
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
spring water; clear (pure) water
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
existence; being; presence
influence; clout; leverage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person