diligent; absorbed (in something)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
creation; Creation (by God)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
vassals; retainers; followers
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
participation; joining; entry; adherence
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)