to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
beet; beat; kick (in swimming); kicking
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
powder snow; powdery snow
low-melting; easily thawed; soluble
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient