to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
war; battle; match; game; competition
guard; security (officer); guardsman
demesne; estate; private land; private property
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
testimony; (verbal) evidence
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
weekly publication; weekly magazine
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
surname; family name; last name
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to turn towards; to point
conflict; complication; troubles; discord