henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
polite; respectful; reverent
scene; spectacle; sight; view
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
subversion (of the state)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
every person; each one; everybody
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
smallish; on the small side
rather than; more ... than ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as many (people) as possible