swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
conquest; domination; mastery
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
because; for; the reason why is ...
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why