to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
accession to the throne; enthronement
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
postwar period; period after Second World War
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
fifth day of the month; five days
close; intimate; on good terms
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
recuperation; medical treatment
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
comfort; consolation; diversion
distrust; unjust suspicion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own