as if it were about oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to comfort; to console; to amuse
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have an idea; to have a clue
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
considerably; fairly; quite
to rise; to erect; to get up
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet