to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
document; official papers
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
family chart and personal history
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
the other day; a few days ago
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to feel a chill run down one's spine
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
don't you think?; indicates question
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
centre of attention; center of attention
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
something; some kind of; for some reason