to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
than; from; out of; except; but; more
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to give directions; to issue instructions
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
ten; 10; ten years of age
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
each; (arch.) you (plural)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
skill; dexterity; proficiency
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
like this; this sort; this way
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; situation; position; location
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
declaration; proclamation; announcement
now that; since; so long as; because
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
production (e.g. play); direction