to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
preface; introduction; preamble
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
twice; again; second time
even more; still more; further
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
quiet; still; surreptitious
insertion; incorporation; infixing
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to overflow from something full
finishing blow; coup de grâce
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)