to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
almost; roughly; approximately
several times; a few times
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to sweat and slave; to toil away
pointing out; identification
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
lightly; easily; carelessly
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to see through; to see the true nature of something
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)