old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to ask a question; to ask questions
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
those (near the second person)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
alone; by oneself; on one's own
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
farming; agriculture; cultivation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
very young; little; childish; immature
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
thought; consideration; thinking
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed