illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
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)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
breaking off an engagement
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
down-market; popular; mass-market
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
secret; private; surreptitious
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
originally; by nature; from the start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter