castle (in place names); castle; fortress
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
sex; sexual intercourse; sound of bed creaking and woman moaning
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
election; selection; choice
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
forgetting; lapse of memory
normal position (posture); missionary position
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
successor; replacement; second wife
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
ago; since; before; previous
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
many; numerous; various; large number of
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
serious; severe; grave; acute
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
recommendation; referral; endorsement
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come to an end; to close the curtain
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
time; hour; period; class
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that; the matter in question