to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wing (bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (rugby, soccer, etc.); wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (othello)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
master; teacher; stable master
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
very likely; very probable
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
even if not; even without
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)