to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
calamity; misfortune; disaster
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
attendance; presence; appearance
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to count; to include in the number
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
how many people; a number of people
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with