gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
one's house; one's home; one's family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
combat power; fighting strength
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to set a watch; to post guards
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chief; main; principal; important