to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
decision; settlement; definition
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
mercenary; calculative; greedy; commercial-minded; venal
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
in terms of; from the point of view of
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
one's own child; one's own children
memory; sense; experience
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
one day; (on) a certain day
proclamation; promulgation
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
scene; spectacle; sight; view
interrogation; hearing; trial