love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
second day of the month; two days
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
technique; art; skill; move
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
starting late; late departure
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
specialization; specialisation
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
picking; collecting; harvesting
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
dealing with; coping with
the way one works; one's working manner
to overdo; to do too much
only; merely; but; no more than
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to gather strength; to take heart
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
in succession; one by one