strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
when it becomes; when it comes to
if it is the case that ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
decision; determination; resolution
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to watch over; to watch attentively
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in order; in turn; one by one
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
written oath; covenant; pledge
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
royal castle; imperial castle
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch