verbal promise; one's word
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
future (usually near); prospects
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
infinite loop; closed loop
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
correction; revision; amendment
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto