tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
same; similar; (just) like; equal
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
settlement; solution; resolution
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
such; like that; that sort of; very
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
commencing with; including
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship