to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
retention; maintenance; preservation
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
quenching; hardening; tempering
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
resistibility; resistance; resistivity
sharp increase; sudden rise
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
transactions; dealings; business
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
final; eventual; ultimate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to palm off; to force a sale
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation