dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
next generation; future generation
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to have one's horizons broadened
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
decision; settlement; definition
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
thereupon; shortly thereafter
moving; touching; stirring
long-awaited; much-awaited
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
grappling firmly; being locked together
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged