grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
matter of time; question of time
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
convenient; handy; useful
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
whole nation; whole land; whole country
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
moderate; proper; just right
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to find out; to discover; to locate
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
change in appearance; transformation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine); dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive