tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
progress; advance; improvement; development
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
meaning; significance; sense
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
for example; for instance; e.g.
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to become completely chilled
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
powerful person; influential person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...