complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
finish; end; completion; result
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
just a minute; small quantity
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to feel inferior; to feel small
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story