illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
main; principal; chief; primary; major
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
difficult to ...; hard to ...
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
above all else; more than anything
as you see; as you can see
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
go that far; to that extent
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
emotional strength; force of will
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon