to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
letter; personal correspondence
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
recompense; indemnity; atonement
something like ...; something called ...
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
main force; chief object; mainline
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to refer to; to use as reference
on the occasion of; at the time of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
leader; authority; mainstay
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
use; utility; profit; gain
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to cut off (a relationship)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
admiration; wonder; astonishment
property; fortune; assets
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
mental; spiritual; emotional
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up