to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
invitation; introduction; temptation
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to work hard; to work diligently
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
polite; respectful; reverent
to state; to express; to mention
like this; this sort; this way