to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
in one's hands; in one's control
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
consists of; comprises; is made up of
senior; veteran; old-timer
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
performance of one's official duties
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
like water; like it grows on trees
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
speech; expression; wording; language
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
secondary residence; vacation home; villa