truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
only; merely; but; no more than
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
special promotion (in rank or grade)
two classes; double; two sets
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering