success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
proper; respectable; decent; honest
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
all sorts of; all kinds of
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
world history; international history
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
older sister; lass; young lady
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to understand; to make out
since when; from when; how long
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
commencing with; including
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
script; screenplay; scenario
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
double suicide; lovers' suicide
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
reading too much into (what ... says)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence