to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to be born; to come into the world
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
being in love with each other
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be smeared; to be covered
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
villain; baddie; the villain's part
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
overhead wires; elevated railway
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)