endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
biological parent; real parent
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
reality; actuality; hard fact
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
dancing or jumping for joy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
forcibly; against one's will
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I've got to be going; I must go
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to set (sun); to become dark
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end