together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to choke; to have trouble breathing
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
the same generation; coeval
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
one's way back; one's way home
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
several weeks; a few weeks
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence