on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
helping hand; help; support; aid
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
expression; look; countenance; face
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
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)
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to control; to command; to get the better of
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
extensive; vast range; wide scope
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
contradiction; inconsistency
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
appearance; air; condition; state; form
one's physical safety; personal security
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to make a vow; to take an oath
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
absorption; suction; attraction
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes