rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
reservation slip; reservation voucher
to palm off; to force a sale
3000; three thousand; many
surroundings; environs; circumference
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
appointed time; timetable; schedule
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
near the pond; edge of a pond
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
zenith; divine will; providence
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes
exquisite voice; exquisite music