only; merely; but; no more than
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to harm; to cause harm to
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
admiration; being impressed (by)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
wicked tongue; abusive language
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
of great promise; with a promising future
how long; how much; to what extent
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless