practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
big catch (fishing); good haul
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
individual differences; personal equation
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
continuation; succession; series; continuous
for example; for instance; e.g.
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
at once; immediately; right now
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
many; numerous; various; large number of
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)