to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
immediately; at once; instantly
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
release; liberation; acquittal
to dye; to colour; to color
departure; leaving; going away; recession
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to have an idea; to have a clue
the present regime; the existing regime
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to distract one's attention
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic