command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
deceased; late; dead; departed
to subsist; to keep on living
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
quotation; citation; reference
to be silent; to say nothing
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
guardian; mentor; protector
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
item; article; dish; course; finest item
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
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to say; to be pleased to say
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)