as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
goodness; excellence; virtue
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
at that time; in those days
novel; original; new; innovative
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
most part; greater part; majority
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to feel; to sense; to experience
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rather; better; instead; if anything
young; youth; young person
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be absorbed in reading
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression