to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
looking slender in clothing
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
to fall in love (with); to love
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
form; shape; figure; visage
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hide; to keep to oneself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to smash violently; to crush
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear