mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
as a child; when one was a child
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
scale; scope; plan; structure
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to come from; to have roots in
you could say that; that might be so
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
breathing of a sleeping person
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to do together; to share; to participate in
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
romantic; spicy; coquettish
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused