gem; jewel; precious stone
cooperation; collaboration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
together; at the same time; same; identical
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)