by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
wedding ring; wedding band
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
failure; mistake; blunder
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
beginning; outset; first; onset
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
nothing but; except; no more than
scenery; scene; landscape
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to be found; to be discovered
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
royal capital; imperial capital