standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
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
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
family; members of a family
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to behave well (of a child)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
at least; at most; (even) just
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in