proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
decoration; ornament; trimmings
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
love story; romance; love affair
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
festival; feast; carnival
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
on one hand; on the other hand
valuable article; valuables
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
indicate reason; infers some protest