approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to care for someone; to look after someone
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
employer's house; master's house
effect; result; worth; use; avail
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
decoration; ornament; trimmings
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to take advantage of an opportunity
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
everything; anything; nothing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
one's elders or superiors
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to have a qualification (for)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
residing; living; dwelling
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes