to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
as you see; as you can see
to serve; to work for; to attend
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(how) many times; (how) often
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
infancy; childhood; tender age
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
belligerence; fighting spirit
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to repeat; to do something over again
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
imperial court; royal court
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
next generation; future generation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)