confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
example; illustration; precedent
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
neat and clean; tidy; trim
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
strongish; somewhat strong
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
form; shape; figure; visage
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly