to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
popular name; common name; given name
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
cold reception; inhospitality
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
the times; an age; a day and age
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to get hungry; to become hungry
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
still; even now; to this day
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
base; basis; bedrock; platform
huge rock; firmness; solidity
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
the same generation; coeval
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of