mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
convenient; handy; useful
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to peel; to skin; to pare
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
river; stream; River; the ... river
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
still; even now; to this day
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
several times; a few times
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to withstand; to be able to endure
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest