to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
indicate reason; infers some protest
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
number; number plate; license plate
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
underground; subterranean
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
optimist; easy-going person
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
decision; settlement; definition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane