to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
any more; any further; any better; any longer
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!