as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to like; to love; to be fond of
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
and; thereupon; because of that
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
victim; injured party; sufferer
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be too numerous; to be too much
even if not; even without
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
two (long cylindrical things)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to have meaning; to be meaningful
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing