(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
looking away; looking aside
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence