to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to dye; to colour; to color
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
inheritance; something given or received
curiosity; inquisitiveness
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
guidance; leadership; leading the way
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature