throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
throwaway; disposable; single-use
living thing; living creature; animal; life
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
major powers of the world; great powers
war; fighting; fierce competition
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
dated; date; fixed; external
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to tear off; to strip; to rob
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
two times; twice; two degrees
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
declaration; proclamation; announcement
such ... as; or some such
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
armoring; armouring; armor; armour