to get someone to say; to make someone say
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
price; cost; value; worth; value
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
small chair for children; high chair
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
piece; fragment; one (object)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to have a rumor circulating
acceleration; speeding up
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
addition; increase; Canada
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to shake; to sway; to waver
last night; yesterday evening
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
speech and conduct; words and deeds