inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
crescent moon; young moon
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
both; both sides; both parties
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
principle; theory; fundamental truth
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sincere; honest; faithful
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
clear solution; clean decision
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues