... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
retainer; retinue; servant
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
penalty; sentence; punishment
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
mask; disguise; guise; mask
(appropriate for) one's age
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
container (e.g. shipping); skip
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
destruction; collapse; crumbling
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1