homosexuality; homosexual love
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beautification; glorification
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
tide; current; tendency; trend
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
impassioned speech; fervent speech
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be discouraged; to shrink from
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
moderately; in moderation
the way back; the way home; return trip
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake