in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
that is to say; so that means
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
literally; to the letter; literal
woman; female; feminine gender
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
sweet and sour; bittersweet
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
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
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to mark the end; to spell the end
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously