deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
as much as one can take or carry away
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to hold (something) reverently with both hands