by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
very young; little; childish; immature
reason; cause; circumstances
failure; mistake; blunder
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
though; notwithstanding; although
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to need; to call for; to require
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion