to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
occupation; calling; livelihood
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(a place) within one's reach
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drain (cup)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
assertion; declaration; affirmation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
extensive knowledge; erudition
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)