courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to grow up; to become an adult
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at least; at most; (even) just
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; this sort of; like this
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless