to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
father; dad; husband; you; he
silence; stillness; quietness
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
script; libretto; scenario
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
changing completely; transformation
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
classification; categorization; sorting
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen