to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
light; faint; pale; fleeting
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
face; looks; vestiges; trace
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
one by one; one after another; successively
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
episode; anecdote; vignette
regret; repentance; remorse
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cry and shout; to scream
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cares; ill feeling; reserve
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
carnivore; carnivorous animal