now that; since; so long as; because
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
round shape; circle; circular form
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
simply; merely; only; solely
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
totally willing; fully motivated
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy