all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
thousands; several thousand
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
settlement; solution; resolution
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
all you have to do is; just; that's all
failure; mistake; blunder
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to lend an ear to; to listen to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to force open; to push open
beyond that point; after that
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth