threat; intimidation; menace
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
-less; lacking; non-existing
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to need; to call for; to require
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what sort of; what kind of; what way
making one's best exertions
to bring back; to restore
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
endurance; perseverance; patience
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)