secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
and yet; though; when; in spite of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
genuine article; real thing; real deal
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; not joking; straight
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
ancestor; forefather; foremother