the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
beyond imagination; unimaginable
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
striking; remarkable; considerable
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to win favour; to win favor
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
having an ancient and honorable origin
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
any of; either of; (to) any
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
protracted war; war of attrition
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
to incur someone's enmity
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to frolic about; to mess around
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes