calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grow up; to become an adult
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
upper half of the body; upper body
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
moving about; stirring about
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
intention; idea; inclination; wish
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
change of course; route change; direction change
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict