oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
reason; cause; circumstances
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
customization; customisation
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
profitable plan; good plan
having said that; on the other hand
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)