state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
former husband; late husband
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wedded life; married life
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)