skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
determination; resolution
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
how; in what way; by what means
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
choices; alternatives; options