extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
doctor chiefly responsible for a patient's care; doctor in charge (of a patient); attending physician; (one's) primary care physician; family doctor; general practitioner
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
difficult to ...; hard to ...
innumerable; countless; numberless
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to breathe out; to exhale
chaps (in the skin); cracks
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
professor; teaching; instruction
chink in the armor (armour)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly