skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
no way to do; nothing can be done
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
very young; little; childish; immature
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
pupil; disciple; follower
fair and square; open and aboveboard
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
an honest man; a good citizen
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
having said that; on the other hand
to get distracted; to jump off the track
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing