to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
way; method; means; resource; course
you (plural); all of you; you all
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
some people; a few people; several people
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to be worried; to be troubled
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
tenth day of the month; ten days
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
remembrance; recollection; recognition