contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
fixed date; appointed day
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
meaning; significance; sense
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
adds force or indicates command
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization