to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
ability; capability; skill
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
courting; wooing; making advances
is something that; is that which
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
something; what; why; how
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
on the way back; returning
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
stale; hackneyed; cliched
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to win and advance to the next round
double-edged; double-edged blade
selection; choice; option
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)