to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
home area; home town; local
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
journey; route of a journey
to do together; to share; to participate in
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
self-control; self-restraint
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
kind; sort; species; species
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
already; now; no longer; not any more
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pride; boast; credit (to)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
but; however; even though; even if
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
minimum; at the very least
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle