role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
as if it were about oneself
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
three; three years of age
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
only; merely; but; no more than
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
how long; how far; how much
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
older sister and younger brother
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
loveable; very likeable; like very much
hiding one's embarrassment
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper