faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
just a minute; small quantity
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
condition; state (of health); appearance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
anything and everything; just about everything
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
personal grudge; personal enmity
curse; spell; malediction
pride; dignity; self-respect
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
himself; yourself; herself
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
one's last moments; hour of death
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
tail (animal); tail end; tip
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange