courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to resign from one's post
beginning; outset; first; onset
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
talk about various topics
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
it is I who should say so
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
how; in what way; how about; questionable
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker