leader; guide; mentor; coach
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no matter how much time passes
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
last days; the end; one's fate
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to slide into; to slip into
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silence; stillness; quietness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
partly open; in half bloom
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
conviction; belief; confidence
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
counter for drops of liquid