be that as it may; even so; though that be so
originally; by nature; from the start
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
health; healthy; sound; fit
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
at that time; in those days
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
maintenance; preservation; improvement
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
the same generation; coeval
man; male; masculine gender
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
metabolic syndrome; overweight
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(period of) a year; during an era
to pile up; to accumulate
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour