at a young age; while still young
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
hating; strongly disliking
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
reasoning; logic; persuasion
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
in good health; alive and well; going strong
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
scholarship; scientific attainments
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
guidance; leadership; leading the way