long (time that has passed); old (story)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
nightlife; night amusements
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
looking pale; looking unwell
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)