near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
concession; conciliation; compromise
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to thrust before; to thrust at
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
something like ...; something called ...
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
until now; so far; up to the present
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
imprisonment; incarceration
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
family; members of a family
such ... as; or some such
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
order of chivalry; chivalric order
armed forces; military; troops