miscreant; scoundrel; villain
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
reward; honorarium; remuneration
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
legislation; development of laws
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible