wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
hostility; antagonism; opposition
companion; partner; spouse
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
due form; official; formality
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
proper; right; reasonable
(Japanese) empress; queen
to serve; to work for; to attend
should; must; -able; probably; likely