overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to intend; to be sure that
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to blame; to find fault with
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
state religion; official religion; established religion
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
interest; rights; concession
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity