perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
willpower; energy; vitality
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
maintenance; preservation; improvement
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
root; source; origin; cause
vitality; energy; dynamism
strength; power; proficiency; ability
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
embodiment; realization; materialization
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
product; produce; result; fruit
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
deviation; departure; omission
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were