gain; profit; benefit; amplification
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
friendship; amity; companionship
person of common sense; common sense man
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
intelligence operative; spy
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
posterity; future life; life to come
in the end; at the end of the day
to prostrate oneself before
longing; great desire; aspiration
a little bit; a little while
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
rolling; extending by applying pressure
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible