(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
speech; expression; wording; language
at work; in the midst of work; working
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
very much; very many; more and more
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
throwing technique; throw
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
breath; breathing; bracelet
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to mix; to blend; to combine
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
this and that; one thing and another
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually