answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for the first time in one's life
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
danger past, God forgotten
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
somehow; for some reason or other
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
site; point on a map; spot
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
light; faint; pale; fleeting
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.)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
regret; repentance; remorse
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
pride; dignity; self-respect
to incur someone's enmity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky