to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to think of; to come up with
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to serve; to work for; to attend
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
killing two birds with one stone
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
happy tears; tears of joy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases