confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
relation; connection; relevance
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
head; brains; intellect; understanding
region; limits; stage; level
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
skilled manager; resourceful general
study; pursuit of knowledge
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
discriminatory; discriminative