to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
vassals; retainers; followers
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
participation; joining; entry
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
good; goodness; right; virtue
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless