close; intimate; on good terms
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
like this; this sort; this way
unspecified large number (of people)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to crumble away; to collapse
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
late at night; small hours of the morning
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to grow up; to become an adult
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
how; in what way; I wonder
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)