stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
acceleration; speeding up
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to accept; to receive; to agree
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to stiffen; to become stiff