purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
powerful person; influential person
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
belief; faith; conviction
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to slide into; to slip into
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
chemical substance; chemical
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
zero-based; starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate