subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
in one's own way or style
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
throwaway; disposable; single-use
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
three; three years of age
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
go that far; to that extent
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
if it is the case that ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
reason; cause; circumstances
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
that is to say; so that means
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)