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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

4

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

aggression; invasion; raid

3

to take measures (against); to take steps

1

free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling

1

sense of duty (obligation)

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

5

bad taste

1

both shoulders

1

irresponsibility

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

2

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

half a year; six months

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

to suspect

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

since when; from when; how long

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

detailed; minute

1

desire; wish; aspiration

3

comfortable; pleasant

1

to carry out one's mission

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)

1

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

warmth

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

8

as always; as usual

4

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

paradise; Eden; Elysium

3

beloved; dearest

1

companion; partner; spouse

1

for the first time in one's life

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1