| valdē, adv. | very, greatly |
| dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus | love, value highly |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| industrius, -a, -um | active, diligent, hard-working |
| rēctus, -a, -um | direct, straight |
| disertus, -a, -um | eloquent, skilled in speaking |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| vel | or; vel … vel: either … or |
| potēns, -entis | powerful |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| contubernālis, -is m. | tent-mate, comrade; companion who shares one's house |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| artus, -a, -um | close, tight; dense, thick |
| propinquitās, -ātis f. | nearness; kinship |
| complector, -plectī, -plexus | embrace |
| enim, conj. | for |
| fīlius, -ī, m. | son |
| soror, -ōris, f. | sister |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| sēmēstris, -e | six months old; lasting six months |
| tribūnātus, -ūs m. | tribuneship, office of tribune (military or of the people) |
| splendidus, -a, -um | bright, magnificent |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| avunculus, -ī m. | uncle (mother's brother) |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| obligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | bind, oblige; mortgage, pledge |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| idōneus, -a, -um | suitable, fit; favorable |
| dēbitor, -ōris m. | debtor |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus | bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way |
| audeō, audēre, ausus sum | dare |
| contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch, hasten |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| aequē (adv.) | equally, just as; aequē ac: just as |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| alter, -era, -erum | one or the other (of two); another, second |
| collocō (conlocō), -āre, -āvī, -ātum | place, station; give in marriage |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |