(death from) starvation; starving to death
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
on the occasion of; at the time of
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to talk; to chat; to chatter
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to name; to call; to christen; to term
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
mediator; go-between; middleman
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
complete; whole; perfect; safe
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
obedience; submission; resignation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely