how many years; how long; what year
to pile up; to accumulate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sympathy; compassion; pity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
follower; attendant; valet; servant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to have (something) innate; to be born with
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to attempt; to test; to try out