sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to help each other; to cooperate
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
moderate faction; moderates
inner structure; internal anatomy
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
headquarters; head office; main office
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
evening; night; nighttime
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
even though it is not; despite not
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
sexual experience (with men)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
personal; private; oneself