tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
primary school; elementary school; grade school
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
comparatively; relatively
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
library (usu. single-room); small library
complete works; complete collection; complete series
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
emotional scars; mental trauma
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
diagnosis; medical examination
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic