thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to throw on the fire; to burn
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
indulging in every possible luxury
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
handful; small amount; small number
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(death from) starvation; starving to death
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
potassium nitrate; saltpeter
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
sense of values; values; value system
personification; impersonation; embodiment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart