attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
arm; skill; efforts; ability
how many people; a number of people
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
court lady; lady-in-waiting
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
hard to get; hard to come by
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
please (give me); please (do for me)
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
until now; so far; up to the present