nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
number of characters; number of letters; word count
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in the same way as; just like
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
reasoning; logic; persuasion
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
unpredictability; element of surprise
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
like this; this sort; this way
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dealing with; coping with
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but