autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
so; like this; in this way
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be touching; to be moving
until now; so far; up to the present
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement