yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
low (level, value, price, etc.)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
(apportioning) in small amounts
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
frequency (of occurrence)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
process; course; mechanism
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
order; sequence; procedure
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
whispered conversation; whispering
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
showing no fear, even of God
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to close (one's eyes); to shut
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will