to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
direct descent; direct line
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have more losses than wins
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)