wedding ring; wedding band
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
midway; halfway through; in the course of
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
that is to say; so that means
retry; another try; another go
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to be injured; to sustain a wound
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance