there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be on the brink of death
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
recommendation; referral; endorsement
imperial court; royal court
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
rival; competitor; competition
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly