nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
schedule; program; calendar
unable to resist; unable to suppress
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to become hoarse; to become husky
to speak; to hear a voice
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
cheap article; poor-quality article
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
young person; youth; young
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
equality; impartiality; evenness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
regular customer; general audience; general public
to beat someone by ganging up on them
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than