gifted education; special education for gifted children
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
military authorities; army circles
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
too (much); overly; excessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
something like ...; something called ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(police) detective; criminal matter
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
story; tale; talk; discussion
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid