hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
concession; conciliation; compromise
the place for; the time for; the level of
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
immediately; at once; instantly
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to strangle; to constrict
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly