to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to some extent; to a certain extent
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
exploitation; overuse; abuse
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
polish; grinding; sharpening
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
feeling keenly; fully realizing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; being impressed (by)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like