wherein; therein; thereinto
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
caller; visitor; company; guest
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bombshell announcement (statement)
parental love or affection
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to challenge (a person) to a fight
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation