cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
of course; certainly; naturally
society; public; community; social studies
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff