to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
beyond one's means or position
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
human relations; personal relationships
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)