to be kind to; to treat kindly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
by all means; by all costs
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
possession; retention; maintenance
of course; certainly; naturally
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
number of persons; personnel
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related