cunning; crafty; wily; sly
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
only recently; just of late
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(present) head of a family
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
decline; fall; decay; withering
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to exchange; to interchange
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
being very popular; being in great demand
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
still; even now; to this day
to be consistent; to be coherent
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
notice; attention; observation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to imitate; to follow; to emulate