to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
reason for being; raison d'être
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
either way; in any case; one way or another
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to stiffen; to become stiff
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to have meaning; to be meaningful
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious