check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
commencing with; including
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
firm; strong; solid; stable
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
official business; public business
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
messenger; envoy; emissary
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
hills and fields; hill and dale
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
importance; emphasis; stress
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
besides; in addition; also; moreover
rather; sooner; preferably
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
extensive knowledge; erudition
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
rising; ascending; climbing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark