only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sunlight; rays of the Sun
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
feeling keenly; fully realizing
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
great difference; major mistake
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
objection; dissent; protest
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention