to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
winner; victor; conqueror
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
late at night; small hours of the morning
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
horror film; horror movie
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to slim down; to lose weight
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
living thing; living creature; animal; life
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
because of; owing to; due to
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to collect; to assemble; to gather
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
vacant house; unoccupied house
and so; therefore; for that reason
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
beyond this point; from now on; after this
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)