grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
straying; wandering off course
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
study; research; investigation
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
every year; yearly; annually
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(one) could even say that
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
same; similar; (just) like; equal
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to explain; to dispel doubts
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to talk the night away; to talk all night
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant