trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
older brother; elder brother
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
not necessarily so; is not always true
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
just because; even if; even though
to be helpful; to be useful
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
in that manner; like that
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
serious look (on one's face); straight face
regret; repentance; remorse
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl