dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
about; concerning; related to; -ish
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to make a lasting impression
dark age; hard times; winter years
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
cold reception; inhospitality
tedious; boring; being fed up with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
at that time; in those days
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
marking; grading; scoring
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
coach; coaching; training
reading too much into things
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration