mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
one's own child; one's own children
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to arrive home; to return
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
even if; even though; however; no matter how
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer