extensive; vast range; wide scope
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
emotional strength; force of will
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment