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)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
next term; next period; next version; next release
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very likely; very probable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interior; inside; internal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
silence (not speaking); muteness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
calm; composed; leisurely
in line with this; therefore
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back