to some extent; to a certain extent
(social) position; status
financial power; financial means; wealth
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
influential person; man of importance
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be able to speak; to be able to talk; to be understanding; to be sensible
just past noon; afternoon
function; facility; faculty; feature
alert status; emergency alert
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
physical evidence; material evidence
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...