grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
sincere; honest; faithful
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
three; three years of age
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to press a question; to cross-examine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
settlement; solution; resolution
few decades; many decades; several decades
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
armed forces; military; troops