-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
spine (of book); binding (of book)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
level ground; horizon; field of view
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to let out a cry; to break forth
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
health; healthy; sound; fit
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
etc.; et cetera; and so on
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
comfort; consolation; diversion
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
until now; so far; up to the present
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(not so) much; (not) very
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest