robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
as usual; as is one's habit
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to brave a danger; to take a risk
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
motherland; fatherland; native country
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
failure; mistake; blunder
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them