to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
in case of; at that time; at this time
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
likability; favorability; popularity
object of romantic interest
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement