discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
turning sideways; landscape orientation
for the first time in one's life
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
changing clothes; change of clothes
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to speak; to hear a voice
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
carnivore; carnivorous animal
instability; insecurity; crankiness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
like this; in this way; as you see
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
unnatural; affected; studied; forced