to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to make use of; to lend money
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
control; management (e.g. of a business)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
story; tale; talk; discussion
title of honour; title of honor
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to invite in; to show someone in
direct control; direct supervision
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
himself; yourself; herself
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
on countless occasions; many a time
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
in a day; in a brief space of time
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
interior; inside; internal
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
not necessarily so; is not always true
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
absentmindedness; peace of mind
after a long time; for the first time in a while