(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be sooty; to be stained
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to remove; to move out of the way
how can (one) do something
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
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)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
resolute; determined; bold
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue