orphan; person without friends
in the same way as; just like
influence (on someone); inspiration
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to summon courage; to be brave
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
directions; instructions; orders; command
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
successively; one after another
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
how many years; how long; what year
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
temporary; provisional; interim
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment