independence; autonomy; self-reliance
charming; fascinating; attractive
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
library; book collection; paperback book
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
household economy; family finances
to move (house); to change residence
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
personal history; background; career
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to graduate from a university
just because; even if; even though
the front; honest; upright; decent
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
one's own child; one's own children
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender