center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
imagination; supposition; guess
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to increase; to add to; to augment
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to anticipate; to foresee
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)