to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
female friend; woman friend
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
front; frontage; facade; main
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
half a point (esp. in go)
blood congestion; -stasis
rather; better; instead; if anything
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
good wife and wise mother
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
going up and down; going back and forth
opposite; reverse; contrary
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the way back; the way home; return trip
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
disadvantageous; long (odds)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
method; process; manner; way; means; technique