to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
use; utilization; utilisation; application
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
polite; respectful; reverent
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
custom; practice; convention; precedent
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
this occasion; at this time; now
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
indicate reason; infers some protest
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to pass (of time); to elapse
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter