securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
extremely good friends; best friends
until now; so far; up to the present
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
no matter how much time passes
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
consequently; as a result
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
you could say; you might say; verging on the
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty