marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
preparation; provision; guarding
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
intensification; aggravation
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to order; to command; to appoint
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
at that time; in those days
unmarried; not yet married
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to resound; to make a stir
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
wherein; therein; thereinto
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary