to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make merry; to be festive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to turn towards; to point
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
curse; spell; malediction
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to approach; to draw near
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rather; sooner; preferably
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back