secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
if you think about it; come to think of it
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
serious; severe; grave; acute
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to machine; to cut; to scrape
early; primitive; primordial
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...