of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
special training; intensive training; crash course
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
back off!; leave me alone!
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
difficult to ...; hard to ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
number one; first; best; most; game; round