rather; sooner; preferably
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
order of chivalry; chivalric order
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
large amount of money; great cost
several years; a few years
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
proposal; proposition; suggestion