ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to step forward; to take a step forward
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
whichever one chooses; either way
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
comfort; consolation; diversion
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be to the point; to be pertinent
complete change; about-face
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
standing firm; holding out
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hills and fields; hill and dale
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
wages; pay; rental payment
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to spit out; to eject; to dump