in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
admiration; being impressed (by)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
sincere; earnest; serious
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
outside (the room, building); outdoors
scale; scope; plan; structure
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in proportion to; according to; depending on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
when it comes to ...; as for ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
speculation; thinking; meditation
interruption; suspension; break
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)