possession; retention; maintenance
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
be (that) as it may; having said that
descendant; posterity; offspring
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
joint struggle; common (united) front
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
both; both sides; both parties
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
connection; link; relationship
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly