recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
never mind!; don't worry about it
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to rule; to govern; to administer
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to make one's own; to take possession of
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
the other day; lately; recently
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
pride; boast; credit (to)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)