open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be born; to come into the world
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
having said that; on the other hand
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
great physical power; animal strength
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to tower above; to stand out
almost; roughly; approximately
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
and so; therefore; for that reason
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
directly opposite; right in front