to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
place; room; margin; scope
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to shed light; to cast light
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
course; route; path; process; means
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest