to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
I see; that's right; indeed
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
manly; masculine; like a man
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)