to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to pay attention; to be watchful
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to intervene; to stop (something)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
student (esp. a university student)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence