in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
rival; competitor; competition
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
existence; being; presence
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
beginning; outset; first; onset
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance