tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
good humour (humor); good mood
sense of values; values; value system
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to badger; to pester; to beg
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for today; for the time being
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
that; the matter in question
cooperation; collaboration
don't you think?; indicates question
to be smeared; to be covered
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to make a list; to enumerate
admiration; wonder; astonishment