dealing with; coping with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such ... as; or some such
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
body; physical system; (the) person
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)