this for sure; certainly is
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
while alive; during one's lifetime
on countless occasions; many a time
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
empirical; from experience
that; the matter in question
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
memory; sense; experience
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
failure; mistake; blunder
to repeat; to do something over again
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
while; even though; despite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on