eternal; unlimited; endless
transparency; degree of clearness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
baton (of command); order; command; direction
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
founder; originator; pioneer
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
emotional strength; force of will
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to refuse; to decline; to deny
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts