to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
in the same way as; just like
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
several hundred; hundreds (of)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
state of mind; mentality; psychology
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
elementary; basic; rudimentary
technique; art; skill; move
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early