to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
main purpose; primary objective
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
all (there is); as long as there is
sense of values; values; value system
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
interest; rights; concession
wherein; therein; thereinto
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
foundation stone; cornerstone
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
just one person; only one
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to keep away; to keep at a distance
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to handle (a thing) roughly
kindness; intimacy; friendship
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster