to comfort; to console; to amuse
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
testimony; (verbal) evidence
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
conditionally; with conditions attached
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
riskiness; (level of) danger
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
such ... as; or some such
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
never mind!; don't worry about it
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
popular will; will of the people
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
to pass (of time); to elapse
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stability; steadiness; equilibrium