intelligence; discernment
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
reason; cause; circumstances
active; positive; progressive
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
go that far; to that extent
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
carelessly; inattentively
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre