irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be found; to be discovered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
well-mannered; courteous; polite
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
contraception; birth control
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
rather than; more ... than ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
healthy; sound; wholesome
such; like that; in that way
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability