front; frontage; facade; main
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to throw into; to toss into
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to turn towards; to point
it's been a long time; long time no see
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to watch attentively
duty; obligation; responsibility
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
mental; spiritual; emotional
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve