to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
woman; lady; adult female
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relative; kind; cordial
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
don't you think?; indicates question
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
stepping back; drawing back
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
that; the matter in question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; this sort of; like this
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
determination; resolution
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
battlefield; battleground
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
even if; even though; however; no matter how