to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
pupil; student; schoolchild
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
kid; young goat; goatling
only; merely; but; no more than
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
coherence; order; focus; point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense