after having come this far; now that we've come this far
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
bloodsucking; sucking blood
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
every evening; night after night
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
all over; all over the place; everywhere
what do you want?; can I help you?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
guard; sentinel; garrison
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
review (of learned material); revision
next term; next period; next version; next release
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward