contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
particularly; only; in the case of
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
distilled liquor; spirits
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
accession to the throne; enthronement
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
beyond imagination; unimaginable
strong pressure; heavy pressure
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)