secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
instant; moment; for an instant
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
companion; company; tritagonist
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
price; cost; value; worth; value
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark