to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
not caring; not giving a damn
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
property; fortune; assets
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
other side; opposite side; other party
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
popular name; common name; given name
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
reaching; attaining; arrival
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
mountain chain; mountains
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere