defeat; loss; reverse; setback
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
once upon a time; a long time ago
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
each time it happens; at all such times
of course; certainly; naturally
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune