for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
entire world; whole world; world stage
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to pierce through; to break through
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to have one's horizons broadened
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
pungent; irritating; acrid
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
suffering; distress; hardship; trial