to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
pride; boast; credit (to)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to say; to be pleased to say
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
how; in what way; how about
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
blood relationship; blood relative
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed