to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to make up one's mind; to be determined
at that (very) moment; just then
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
power; authority; influence
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to be forward; to be impertinent
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
way; course; the only way
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
high and low; rise and fall
episode; anecdote; vignette
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
way of reciting; way of telling a story
here and there; everywhere
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to be impressed; to greatly admire
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
supporting role (actor); minor role