to gain fame; to make one's name
to have an eye on; to zero in on
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
correction; rectification; mending; repair
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
something like ...; something called ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
single word; a few words; brief comment
should; must; -able; probably; likely
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of