taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
system; institution; organization; organisation
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
accidental death; casualty
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
slight; insignificant; small
person killed in action; the war dead
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to be perturbed; to be agitated
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
reason; cause; history; origin
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic