taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
reverse order; following a contrary path
secret; private; surreptitious
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
the opposite direction; the other way
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
reaction; response; reaction
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect