persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
countries; (various) nations
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
foundation stone; cornerstone
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
almost every day; almost daily
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
tedious; boring; being fed up with