old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
sentiment; sentimentality
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to keep (a person) waiting
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
minority group (party); minority
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
carrying voice; well-projected voice
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
small fraction; small proportion
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
advocate; proponent; supporter
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing