child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
most difficult; next to impossible
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to dye; to colour; to color
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
centenary; centennial celebration
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
flawless; absolute perfection
supreme; sublime; highest
outside (the room, building); outdoors
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
voluptuous; fascinating; beautiful
just intonation; pure intonation
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
popular person; favorite; favourite
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
having reached the age of wisdom; at the age of sound judgement
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
moment (of time); instant; opportunity; chance; moment