forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
big man; large man; tall man; giant
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
and yet; though; when; in spite of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
weak point; unskillfulness
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
periodic; regular; routine
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to need; to call for; to require
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
exhaust sound; exhaust note
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
student (esp. a university student)
I appreciate your efforts
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)