to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
accursed; damned; blasted
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
solitude; loneliness; isolation
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
very interesting; of great interest
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
memory; sense; experience
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
young person; youth; young
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
step; stride; counter for steps
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection