skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to carry out one's mission
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
rational; reasonable; logical
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thought; consideration; thinking
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
individual; private person; personal; private
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
place; room; margin; scope
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the opposite sex; isomerism
yearning; longing for; deep affection
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
woman who forced her husband into marriage
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest