setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
mountain range; mountain belt
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
high-pitched tone; soprano
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
competent; suitable; qualified
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
personality; character; individuality; personhood
private affairs; personal matter
minority; small numbers; unmarried person; widow; widower
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to be nearing death; to be dying
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond