(someone else's) parents; both parents
to take someone's life; to kill someone
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
way (of doing); manner; method
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
appearance; expression; manifestation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
awareness; realization; noticing
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
determination; esprit de corps
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
armaments; military preparations
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase