to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
companion; partner; spouse
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
suspension (from work or school)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
distinction; differentiation; classification
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
support; backing; patronage
the reverse; other side; lining
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
courting; wooing; making advances
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable