request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scale; scope; plan; structure
at a moment's notice; readily
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
process; course; mechanism