to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
honor; honour; credit; prestige
such; like that; that sort of; very
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
rather; better; instead; if anything
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be worried; to be troubled
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
talk; recital; narration; topic
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
self-consciousness; self-awareness
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
long ago; already; a long time ago
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience