inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to have (something) innate; to be born with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
society; the world; the times
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
ignorant of the ways of the world
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize