to become an expert; to be master at
long military service; having experienced many battles
personality; style; appearance
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
because of; owing to; due to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
all; entire; whole; altogether
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
drinking party; banquet; feast
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
probability; likelihood; chances
upward adjustment; upward revision
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises