to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
how many years; how long; what year
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
donation; contribution; endowment
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(religious) faith; belief; creed
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exemplar; model; example; pattern
other than; excluding; without
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing