beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
rule; reign; government; governing
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to have the memory of having done something oneself
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
much less; to say nothing of
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interior; inside; internal
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
preface; introduction; preamble
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
opinion; intention; thought
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tendency; trend; inclination
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)