watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
letting (someone) die without helping
while crying; tearfully; in tears
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
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
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to manage something successfully; to be successful
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ability; capability; skill
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode