to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
everything; anything; nothing
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(in philosophy) mechanism
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
self-consciousness; self-awareness
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to lose one's way; to get lost
to be overtaken by darkness
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
in succession; one by one
having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; principal; primary; most important