to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
resentment; indignation; anger
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
control; management (e.g. of a business)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
until now; so far; up to the present
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
much less; to say nothing of
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
danger; peril; hazard; risk
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
imagination; supposition; guess
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
polite; courteous; hospitable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness