influence; clout; leverage
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
I see; that's right; indeed
appearance; features; looks
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
every place; various places
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
of no interest; not interested
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
professor; teaching; instruction