solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
guess; conjecture; surmise
strength; power; proficiency; ability
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
great war; great battle; world war
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
property; fortune; assets
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
death; decease; passing away
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance