cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to go ahead; to pull ahead
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
certain; definite; clear; credible
to stay (at); to stop (at)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
man; male; masculine gender
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
character creation; character customization
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
finely chiseled (features)
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
carving; engraving; sculpture
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices