to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to pile up; to accumulate
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)