so to speak; so to call it; as it were
scariest; most frightening
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
supreme; sublime; highest
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
note (letter) left behind; will
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
very great; enormous; serious
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
intelligence; intellect; brains
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to grow up; to become an adult
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by