character building; formation of character; personality development
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
trauma (usu. psychological)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
consequence; outcome; result; blame
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hide; to keep to oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fair and square; open and aboveboard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
at the last moment; this late in the game
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
moment; brief space of time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show