to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to cover fully; to wrap around
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
meditation; contemplation
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
grey moustache; white beard
hey there; I say; see here
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?