leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
commander; commanding officer; CO
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
all around; as far as the eye can see
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
authenticity; credibility
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
there's no smoke without fire
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
pupil; student; schoolchild
(dead) body; corpse; remains
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet