life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to go out and away; to leave
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
trusting too much; overestimating ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
someone (important); person of importance
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to notify; to advise; to inform
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
superiority; predominance
hostility; antagonism; opposition
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
useless; vain; aimless; idle
chance (of success); odds
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
during; for the duration of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
busy; having no time (for)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)