to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to tower above; to stand out
to pierce through; to break through
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
general; popular; common; typical
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
after that; afterwards; thereafter
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
and yet; despite (all) that
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension