to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
long ago; previous; of a former age
excess; surplus; superabundance
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
military officer; naval officer
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
practice; practising; training; study
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to become keen on; to get passionate about
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding