meaning; significance; sense
family; members of a family
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
how long; how far; how much
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
many; much; plenty; hardly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
failure; mistake; blunder
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document