to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
all you have to do is; just; that's all
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; once upon a time
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
high (government) official
one by one; one after another; successively
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
mass-killing; mass-murder; bloodbath
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
many; numerous; various; large number of
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
belief; faith; conviction
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
hating; strongly disliking
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says