improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
such ... as; or some such
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
opposite; reverse; contrary
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
exercise to help digestion
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
emotional scars; mental trauma
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the world in general; society; convention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
breadwinner; biggest earner
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point