thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
long; drawn-out; very long
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
reproachful; hateful; bitter
of course; certainly; naturally
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
in the end; at the end of the day
tool; implement; means; furniture
in one's own way or style
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to get strong; to gain strength
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought