one night; one evening; all night; overnight
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to take away; to carry away
older sister and younger brother
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
database; data bank; designer brand
application; request; petition
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
recollection; reminiscence
personal; individual; private
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
property; fortune; assets
most part; greater part; majority
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)