to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
person of doubtful origin
to employ; to hire; to charter
nothing but; none other than
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
treating someone like a child
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to expend money; to spend money
longing for others; wanting company
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
useless; vain; aimless; idle
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
complete change; about-face
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
how long; how much; to what extent
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)