strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
village headman; village mayor
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
declaration; proclamation; announcement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
damp; moist (negative nuance)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation