until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to let out a cry; to break forth
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to pick up; to find; to gather
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
sense of loss; feeling of loss
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
consequence; result; conclusion
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time in one's life