to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
taste; liking; preference
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
throat; important part; vital area
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition