meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
beyond this point; from now on; after this
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to live through; to survive
otherwise; if not; or else
such; like that; that sort of; very
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
feeling; sense; impression
one day; (on) a certain day
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder