sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
hard-line policy; tough measure
on the occasion of; at the time of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
at that time; in those days
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to be enchanted; to be charmed
sincere; earnest; serious
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
deep affection; dear; beloved
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
certainly; surely; definitely
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)