at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
considerably; fairly; quite
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to be worn down; to be reduced
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
island group; archipelago
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
of course; certainly; naturally
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to pass (of time); to elapse
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
this is why; this means; it is the case that