to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
witnessing; observing; sighting
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
perfect; complete; flawless
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed