grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to have an idea; to have a clue
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
downward glance; contemptuous look
silence; stillness; quietness
to not believe one's ears
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to knock down; to send flying
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
burning at the stake; burning to death
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to be pregnant; to be with child
oracle; revelation; divine message
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed