enlightenment; illumination
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
lower half of the body; nether parts
weird; disgusting; sickening
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
to suffer damage; to be deceived
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
way (of doing); manner; method
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with