first match (in a series)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
morality; moral principles
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
settlement; conclusion; summary
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
successive generations; successive emperors
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
retention; maintenance; preservation
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
stagnation; hindrance; delay
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
during; for the duration of
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to be helpful; to be useful
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
six (long cylindrical things)
the place for; the time for; the level of
trend; tendency; movement; attitude