to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to speak; to say; to vocalize
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; already
in person; personally; directly
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
great emperor; ... the Great
to lay the foundation (for)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances