time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be silent; to say nothing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
such ... as; or some such
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part