skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
to that extent; so (much)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
girl; lass; young thing; chick
love affair; sensual pleasures
to look around; to look towards (us)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to stick it out (until the end)
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to walk away; to saunter off