smoothly; easily; readily
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(political) power; authority; influence
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
both; both sides; both parties
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
much less; to say nothing of
outside of; not covered by
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(present) head of a family
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to gain weight; to put on weight
want to ... do something; would like to ...
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice