direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
instant; moment; for an instant
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
professor; teaching; instruction
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
man; male; masculine gender
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at that time; in those days
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
victim; injured party; sufferer
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
trial; judgement; judgment
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
call; summons; convening; convocation