vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
this and that; one thing and another
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
freely; frankly; without reserve
to know (a person); to think
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
number two; mistress; concubine
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
three days and three nights
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
shopping; purchased goods
reading partway; leaving half-read
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
by your leave; with your permission
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
finish; finishing; finishing touches
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to increase; to add to; to augment
glad countenance; joyful look