to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
without leaving any trace
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to die; (lit.) to become a star
worry; mental agony; heartache
incident; affair; happening; event
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold