understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
instant; moment; for an instant
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to rush over; to run up to
self-defense; self-defence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
end of life; death; annihilation
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
body; physique; build; stature
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
covered with; stained; smeared
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
going to and fro; back and forth
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than