meritorious deed; services
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
family; members of a family
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
repentance; confession; penitence
certain evidence; definite evidence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
almost; roughly; approximately
hypothesis; supposition; assumption