selection; choice; picking out
war; battle; match; game; competition
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
simply; merely; only; solely
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at least; at most; (even) just
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
not yet known; unknown; strange
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to move forward; to move on
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
practice; practising; training; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular