meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
production (e.g. play); direction
sympathy; compassion; pity
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
simply; merely; only; solely
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
pet dog; non-sporting dog
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
that is to say; so that means
impossible; unlikely; improbable
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in