clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(someone else's) child; child; kid
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
going somewhere warmer for the winter; wintering
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
conifer; needle-leaved tree
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
growth period; growing season
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hard worker; hardworking person
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
sports-minded; sports-oriented
class; heading; group; category
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly