futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
beginning; outset; first; onset
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to surround; to crowd around
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
degeneration; retrogression
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship