foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to have no chance (of succeeding)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)