impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
either way; in any case; one way or another
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to anticipate; to foresee
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
instead; but (on the other hand)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
how far; to what extent; up to what point
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
first generation; founder
(present) head of a family
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fine thread; fine yarn; filament
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?