bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to order; to command; to appoint
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
burning at the stake; burning to death
item; something that one "just has to have"
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
master; teacher; stable master
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)