to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
how; in what way; how about
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to take back; to recapture
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
failure; mistake; blunder
to be able to manage somehow or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
perception; sensation; awareness
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly