very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ancestor; forefather; foremother
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
battlefield; battleground
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
forevermore; for eternity
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
hello; good day; good afternoon
depending on; dependent on
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
chink in the armor (armour)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
magnetism; magnetic force
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion