to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
not necessarily so; is not always true
innocent; cherubic; childlike
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
it is I who should say so
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip