to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
charming; fascinating; attractive
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beginning; outset; first; onset
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
nothing but; except; no more than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that