apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
revival; restoration; resuscitation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
healthy; sound; wholesome
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
of great promise; with a promising future
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
hiding one's embarrassment
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use