stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
mentally strong; strong-willed
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be worried; to be troubled
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
if you do this; if this is the case
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
himself; yourself; herself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence