to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
both; both sides; both parties
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
direct unforked road; straight path
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
party; gang; company; squad
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
preference; priority; precedence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
should do; ought to do; must do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to call each other; to call out to one another
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
stirring; slight movement
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics