a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
possession; retention; maintenance
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
and; thereupon; because of that
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
normalcy; normality; normal
distinction; differentiation; classification
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
old friend; old acquaintance
separation; farewell; parting
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly