close; intimate; on good terms
rival; competitor; competition
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
boastful speech; bragging
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
marriage proposal; courtship
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
like a decent person; human
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
problematic statement; controversial remark
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)