scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to have meaning; to be meaningful
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
performance of one's official duties
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
beyond that point; after that
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
real intention; true motive; true meaning
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor