to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to rain incessantly; to downpour
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
closely-guarded secret; top secret
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
nothing but; except; no more than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to have an eye on; to zero in on
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
censorship; inspection; examination
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
visit (from someone); call
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous