stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to invite in; to show someone in
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
not limited to; not just ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
serious look (on one's face); straight face
directly opposite; right in front
contest of strength; trial of strength
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut