to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
until now; so far; up to the present
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the same generation; coeval
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
treasure chest; strongbox
don't you think?; indicates question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
such; this sort of; like this
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out