friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
scandal; deplorable event
of tender years; very young
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
moving tale; impressive tale
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
now that; since; as long as; provided that
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to torment; to torture; to harass
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
letting (someone) die without helping
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice