remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this
parsonage; rectory; vicarage
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to crack; to develop a crack
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
have a pain in one's chest
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...