but; however; provided that
(a person's) appearance; looks
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
northern part; the north (of a region)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed