choices; alternatives; options
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
helping hand; help; support; aid
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
popular person; favorite; favourite
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
future; possible; potential; prospective
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
maintaining the status quo
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
light; faint; pale; fleeting
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
interior; inside; internal
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)