to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to make merry; to be festive
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
various articles; various items; various kinds
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
land near a castle; castle town
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
otherwise; if not; or else
caller; visitor; company; guest
setting a bad example to others
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude