conquest; domination; mastery
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
rather; better; instead; if anything
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
assertion; declaration; affirmation
such; like that; that sort of; very
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
selection; choice; option
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
maintenance; preservation; improvement
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
desperation; self-abandonment
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
settlement; solution; resolution
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
long ago; a long time ago; already