to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
single-mother household; fatherless family
elopement; running away with a lover
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
family; relatives; dependents; household
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)