(v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

S: step up, quicken, hasten

A: slow down, retard, decelerate

(n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part 

S:observer, spectator, onlooker

A: active participant

(v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail

S: poll, survey, solicit

A: none listed 

(adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

S: accidental, haphazard, offhand

A: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional

(adj.) treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

S: mistreated, ground, underfoot

A: uplifted, liberated

(v.) to attract, tempt

S: lure, begile

A: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel

(v.) to wear away gradually, to eat away

S: corrode, abrade

A: nurture, promote, encourage

(adj.) lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictoral arts

S: lively, colorful, descriptive

A: dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

(adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly

S: gory, hideous, grisly

A: pleasant, delightful, appealing

(adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; (n.) sadness, gloominess

S: (adj.) depressed, dejected; (n.) dejection, depression

A: (adj.) merry, happy (n.) joy elation