protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to manage something successfully; to be successful
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
third stage; three stages
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
day after day; day by day
to repeat; to do something over again