guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to live through; to survive
dealing with; coping with
maid; helper; help; assistance
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
main question; real issue at hand
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in comparison to; rather than
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(political) power; authority; influence
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
not necessarily so; is not always true
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time