very much; very many; more and more
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
doing whatever one pleases
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
making things out of dirt (for fun)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to jump upon (a moving object)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
direct descent; direct line
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to like; to love; to be fond of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)