to soften; to moderate; to relieve
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
intimacy; sexual intercourse
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
likely loss; probable defeat
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
root; source; origin; cause
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to play a leading role; to play a central part
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
two classes; double; two sets
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
on the occasion of; at the time of
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)