persistence; fortitude; indomitability
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
stable (market) after having bottomed out
dullard; indecisive person
at once; there and then; immediately
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to have (something) innate; to be born with
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
calm; composed; cool; quiet
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
recuperation; medical treatment
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
snowy; covered in deep snow
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
other; another; over; more than; I; me
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air