difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
land near a castle; castle town
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
everybody; every last one of them; all
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to cause someone to worry
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
loving something but being very bad at it