overall; general; as a whole
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
master; teacher; stable master
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
as expected; as predicted
and so; therefore; for that reason
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
exaltation; emotional uplift
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
certainly; surely; definitely
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in terms of; from the point of view of
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling