1. skillful, clever, dexterous
adroit

2. neighborly, friendly
amicable

3. opposed, disinclined, unwilling
averse

4. combative, pugnacious, warlike
belligerent

5. well-meaning, benign, kindly
benevolent

6. quick, hasty, superficial
cursory

7. deceitfulness, fraud
duplicity

8. praise, glorify, acclaim
extol

9. possible, practicable, viable
feasible

10. pained expression
grimace

11. annihilation, devastation
holocaust

12. resistant, impenetrable
impervious

13. impulse, incentive
impetus

14. risk, danger, peril
jeopardy

15. fussy, extremely careful, painstaking
meticulous

16. longing for the past
nostalgia

17. purest example; paragon, exemplar
quintessence

18. inspect, examine
scrutinize

19. lukewarm, wishy-washy, insipid
tepid

20. decline, revert, degenerate
retrogress