plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
something like ...; something called ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
how can (one) do something
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hair (on the head); (a) hair
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
objection; dissent; protest
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
confidence; trust; faith; credit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
number one; first; best; most; game; round
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize