point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
misjudgment; misjudgement
about; on; regarding; per; for every
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
being in love with each other
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
although I say; although one might say; although called
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
choice; selection; option
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
window blind; blinds; blind
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(not) altogether; (not) wholly