statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
at work; in the midst of work; working
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
contest of strength; trial of strength
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
adoration; admiration; devotion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
enemy territory; hostile place
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to begin; to set about; to start
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably