Avoiding "VERY"

• very afraid = terrified
• very angry = furious
• very big = huge, immense 
• very bright = dazzling
• very capable = accomplished
• very clean = spotless
• very clever = brilliant
• very cold = freezing
• very dirty = squalid
• very eager = keen
• very good = superb
• very happy = jubilant
• very hot = scalding
• very loved = adored
• very old = ancient
• very poor = destitute
• very pretty = beautiful
• very risky = perilous
• very rude = vulgar
• very small =  tiny
• very stupid = idiotic 
• very thin = gaunt
• very tasty = delicious
• very worried = anxious