tool; implement; means; furniture
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
serious; not joking; straight
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to wring the neck; to strangle
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
arbitration; intercession; mediation
if so; in that case; in that situation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to blow off; to be blown off
(not) so much; (not) that much
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
just because; even if; even though
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)