going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
deceased; late; dead; departed
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
great joy; delight; jubilation
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
had better ...; had better not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
different opinion; objection
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to discuss; to talk together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to