to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
attractiveness; charm; amiability
virile; tough; masculine; intense
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to ask; to enquire; to query
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to cross the line; to go too far
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to be remembered; to go down in history
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
great person; eminent figure
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate