painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
society; the world; the times
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try