to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
first generation; founder
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
letter; missive; note; mail
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
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
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to put one's strength into
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to overflow from something full
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive