to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to say no more; to sink into silence
illegitimate child; secret love child
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
loveable; very likeable; like very much
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to like; to love; to be fond of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to slide into; to slip into
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to step over or across; to overcome
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to attack; to assault; to assail