magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
observation; survey; watching
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
if you think about it; come to think of it
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up