from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be worried; to be troubled
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
family; members of a family
pride; boast; credit (to)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
by myself; in person; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service