same generation; one's generation
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
cannot be helped; unavoidable
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to face on; to look out on to
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour