physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
learned at ...; acquired at ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
raging bull; ferocious bull
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
greeting; a fine thing to say
based on; on the basis of
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
calamity; disaster; accident
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
(in) his way; peculiar to him
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season