loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to increase; to add to; to augment
aggression; invasion; raid
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
just because; even if; even though
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to compete with; to vie for
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
group; bunch; crowd; group
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to say; to tell; to state; to do
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
one or two; a few; small number
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
fertile; productive; fruitful
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason