command; control; commander
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be able to manage somehow or another
like water; like it grows on trees
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
intimidation; threat; bluster
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
opposite; reverse; contrary
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live fast (and recklessly)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
planned; scheduled; systematic
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
infancy; childhood; tender age
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)