strong-willed; strong of heart
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to use and then throw away
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in advance; beforehand; previously
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to press a question; to cross-examine
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage