to get strong; to gain strength
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
counter for books; volume
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)
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
recovery; undoing; recall
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
moving tale; impressive tale
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
firm; strong; solid; stable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance