instead; but (on the other hand)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
maid; helper; help; assistance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
carrying (child) under arm
acceleration; speeding up
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
eternal; unlimited; endless
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
something like ...; something called ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to rant and rave; to raise hell
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
front; frontage; facade; main
finishing blow; coup de grâce
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time