horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
security; stability; safety; peace
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
request; favour (to ask); wish; please