grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
broadband; brokers' broker
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one's home country; one's homeland
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
superstition; superstitious belief
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
one's family (home) background (environment)
good-for-nothing; worthless
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
alteration; falsification; faking
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
equilibrium; good balance; poise
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route