to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to slap; to strike; to spank
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
news; word; tidings; omen
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
one part; one portion; one section
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
not necessarily so; is not always true
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
busy; having no (free) time
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
entreaty; supplication; petition
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
just because; even if; even though
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
this and that; various things
whereabout; about where; how much
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely