to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
because of; owing to; due to
then; well; so; well then
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
although I say; although one might say; although called
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
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
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
difference; variation; difference
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
feeling keenly; fully realizing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
physical strength; muscle strength
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
is something that; is that which
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
developed country; advanced country
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
member nation; member state; signatory
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring