marriage ceremony; wedding
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
repentance; confession; penitence
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
friction; discord; strife
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to approach; to draw near
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
function; facility; faculty; feature
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt