for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
main question; real issue at hand
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
plural; multiple; several
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
(political) power; authority; influence
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to increase; to add to; to augment
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to need; to call for; to require
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality