perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
name; given name; first name
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in the meanwhile; during the time
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
proposal; offer; request; application
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
up until now; as recently as the present
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
if it is (the case that ...)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
(not) even once; (not) ever
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
even so; anyhow; at any rate
Brugg (Switzerland); Bruk (Arab Union)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife