pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
diligent student; studious person
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
three; three years of age
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
association; society; organization; organisation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
since when; from when; how long
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to pass (of time); to elapse
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check