unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sour look; surly face; pout
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
direct unforked road; straight path
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
colleagues; cronies; merry men
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in the meanwhile; during the time
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
messenger; envoy; emissary
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)