to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cannot be compared with; no match for
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
such ... as; or some such
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
beginning; outset; first; onset
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to become clear; to be made public
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
end; tip; extremities; terminal
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
opposite side; opposition
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
coincident with; while; simultaneously
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank