considerably; fairly; quite
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
serious; not joking; straight
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
good-natured; of good character
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to look forward to something
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
environment; circumstance
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help