beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
attendance; participation; presence
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
bent back; hunchback; stoop
on the occasion of; at the time of
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
along; parallel to; in accordance with
having said that; on the other hand
people; citizens; subjects; folk
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to blame; to find fault with
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
being left out; being ostracized
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
your body; your health; yourself; you
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)