to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
how long; how much; to what extent
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
a little bit; a little while
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
audience; attendance; hearers
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
after that; afterwards; thereafter
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to have a talk; to tell a story
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
three-digit number; hundreds column
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though