endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
life; living; I; me; student
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one by one; one after another; successively
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
group; party; team; squad; section
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number