companion; partner; spouse
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
if so; in that case; in that situation
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
originally; by nature; from the start
otherwise; or else; if not
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to laugh away; to laugh off
interference; intervention; meddling
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
with a friendly grin; smilingly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
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
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...