consideration; taking into account
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to overdo; to do too much
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
prudence; discretion; thought
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
beyond this point; from now on; after this
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(your) daughter; young woman
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
curse; spell; malediction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
wedded life; married life
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes