year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to send for (doctor, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to go crazy; to go off one's head
to give rein to (imagination)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
health; healthy; sound; fit
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
external; superficial; outward; surface
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
household economy; family finances
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to subsist; to keep on living