moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(plump and) happy-looking
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
clothing decorated with one's family crest
good-natured person; nice person
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
innermost depths of one's heart
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
counter for books; volume
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
determination; resolution
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas