wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
powerful person; influential person
passions; sexual desire; lust
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
until now; so far; up to the present
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
one's mind; one's thoughts; one's heart
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
to attack; to assault; to assail