to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to like; to love; to be fond of
to have a reason; to have an excuse
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
battlefield; battleground
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to fight to the bitter end
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
of course; certainly; naturally
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
temporary; transitory; short-lived
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)