chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to half-rise to one's feet
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
natural disaster; cataclysm
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to be born; to come into the world
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
two times; twice; two degrees
messenger; envoy; emissary
whispering; murmuring; subdued
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye