direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to join forces; to cooperate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
in comparison to; rather than
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to grow up; to become an adult
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
tool; implement; means; furniture
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
evening; last night; yesterday evening
company president; manager; director
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very