to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to serve; to work for; to attend
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
beloved child; dear child
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
standing while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up