neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
territory; domain; dominion; possession
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
marital relationship; marital relations
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
the opposite sex; isomerism
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
companion; partner; spouse
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
marriage proposal; courtship
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
messenger; envoy; emissary
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
official announcement; proclamation