to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
establishing oneself in life; success in life
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
father and mother; parents
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
one day; (on) a certain day
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
and yet; though; when; in spite of
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
like this; such; thus; in this way
on board a ship; aboard a ship
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
alone; by oneself; on one's own
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
voyage; passage; travelling
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on