not necessarily so; is not always true
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
thereupon; shortly thereafter
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to bring up under one's personal care
to smash; to break into pieces
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to break the silence; to break one's silence
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to sell off; to sell completely
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over