conviction; belief; confidence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonetheless; nevertheless
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
considerably; greatly; a lot
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
how long; how far; how much
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
something; some kind of; for some reason
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
whole face; all over one's face
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say