first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
correction; rectification; mending; repair
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
besides; in addition; also; moreover
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
instruction in the ways of love
to publish a book; to put out a book
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
attack; assault; attempt; try
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections