even though; despite; when
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
individual; private person; personal; private
sincere; earnest; serious
sympathy; empathy; response
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
servile submission; subservience
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
nice; likeable; desirable
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
region; limits; stage; level
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to ask; to enquire; to query
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
name; given name; first name
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise