posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
settlement; solution; resolution
with a friendly grin; smilingly
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
willpower; energy; vitality
to visit frequently; to haunt
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dirty work; unpleasant task
at a young age; while still young
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
orphan; person without friends
training; drill; practice; discipline
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to distribute; to hand out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand