if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
master; teacher; stable master
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
whispering into a person's ear
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
many; numerous; various; large number of
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
just a minute; small quantity
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to begin to walk; to set out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle