long time; long interval; for quite some time
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
unkindness; unfriendliness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be opposite; to face each other
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
briskly; quickly; promptly
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
memory; sense; experience
to become better; to improve
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)