to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
even more; still more; further
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
immediately; right away; on the spot
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to blaze; to burn brightly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to challenge (a person) to a fight