anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be needed; to be wanted
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
arm; skill; efforts; ability
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
pointing out; identification
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to have a talk; to tell a story
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely