to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
reopening; resumption; restarting
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
health management; health maintenance; health care
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
more than usual; especially; particularly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
release; liberation; acquittal
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
deceased husband; late husband
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to be cleared of a charge
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious