to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to put one's hand on; to touch
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
personification; impersonation; embodiment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
minimum; at the very least
conviction; belief; confidence
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
several times; a few times
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
several times (as large, over)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with