attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
only; merely; but; no more than
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to cause someone to worry
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
calm; composed; leisurely
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
the same generation; coeval
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
foster father; adoptive father
existence; being; life; survival
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
is something that; is that which
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain