to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
vicious circle; vicious cycle
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
day by day; every day; by the day
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
temporary closure of a hospital (clinic, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
offering a full report to a superior
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive