to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to hold something reverently with both hands
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
marriage proposal; marriage talks
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(one acting as a) foster parent
capable of anything; liable to do
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
recreation; diversion; relaxation
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
absolutely; positively; decidedly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up