to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
conversely; on the contrary
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.)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
alteration; falsification; faking
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
from here; from this place
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation