to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
chair; stool; post; office; position
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to apologize; to apologise
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
assertion; declaration; affirmation
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
if so; in that case; in that situation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
although I say; although one might say; although called
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in