to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
rather; better; instead; if anything
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
impossible; unlikely; improbable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
settlement; solution; resolution
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
solution; solution strategy
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
older brother; elder brother
but; however; provided that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
independence; self-reliance
order of chivalry; chivalric order
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nothing but; none other than