to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
to choke; to have trouble breathing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
single word; a few words; brief comment
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
right of succession; right to the throne
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
imprisonment; incarceration
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to give directions; to issue instructions
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
expression; look; countenance; face
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to thrust before; to thrust at
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky