tedious; boring; being fed up with
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
memory; ability to remember
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
smoothly; easily; readily
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
wherein; therein; thereinto
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
stirring; rousing oneself
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)