to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
interference; intervention; meddling
how many years; how long; what year
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
even though; despite; when
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
don't you think?; indicates question
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
infant; baby; little child
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
will not do; do not; does not
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after