to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
so-and-so; who?; which people?
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to have a narrow escape from death
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
military personnel; soldier
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
as; because; with; due to
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
such ... as; or some such
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...