step; stride; counter for steps
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to die; to lay down life's burden
literature; books (reference); document
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
chasing after women; womanizing
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
heir; inheritor; successor
one's own child; one's own children
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to put into effect; to put into practice
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
in accordance with plans; just as planned
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault