biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
fortune-telling; divination
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
cooperation; collaboration
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
proposal; motion; recommendation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to say things to ease one's mind
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to send or direct a person to
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once