effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to change the position of
to grimace; to make a wry face
intention; idea; inclination; wish
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to stare back at; to look back at
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
contemplation; meditation
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead