to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
of no interest; not interested
assertion; declaration; affirmation
go that far; to that extent
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to increase; to add to; to augment
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
billboard; advertising sign
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
monolith; large slab of rock
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
leader (of an alliance); leading power
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
main cause; primary factor
three; three years of age
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
system; institution; organization; organisation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
accession to the throne; enthronement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)