absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
had better ...; had better not ...
putting into operation; invocation
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
by all means; by all costs
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
name; given name; first name
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
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
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
grasp; catch; understanding
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext