middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to grow up; to become an adult
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sorry; excuse me; thank you
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
young person; youth; young
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
overall victory; championship
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
you (plural); all of you; you all
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber