rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
in proportion to; just as much as
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
compensation; indemnity; reparation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
annual (plant); first-year student
to pull in (fish); to land
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be worried; to be troubled
beyond this point; from now on; after this
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
confections; sweets; candy; cake
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking