to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
calm; composed; leisurely
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
one eye; one of one's eyes
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
charming; fascinating; attractive
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
exemplar; model; example; pattern
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household