pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
favorite; favourite; habitually used
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
tradition; legend; folklore
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
tune (melody, piece of music)
in the meanwhile; during the time
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness