first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to look down on; to make light of
connection; link; relationship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(with a) start; fright; alarm
younger brother and sister
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
family; members of a family
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in