formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
while doing over and over; repeatedly
emotional strength; force of will
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
even more; still more; further
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
repentance; confession; penitence
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
cold; coldness; chilliness
area; region; district; locality
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
scenery; scene; landscape
here and there; in places
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate