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 in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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 point
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
guess; conjecture; surmise
strength; power; proficiency; ability
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
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 experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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; to interpret; to understand
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
one's possessions; ownership
property; fortune; assets
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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