personality; character; individuality; personhood
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
armed forces; military; troops
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
adoration; admiration; devotion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to some extent; to a certain extent
(social) position; status
financial power; financial means; wealth
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
that day; the very same day
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
influential person; man of importance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
major earthquake; large earthquake
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)