few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in comparison to; rather than
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to hide; to keep to oneself
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
until now; so far; up to the present
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
cannot be compared with; no match for
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
breaking and removing frozen snow to expose the ground
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
soldier; combatant; warrior
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
authority; power; influence
people; citizens; subjects; folk
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
military force; military strength
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally