gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
oldest; most advanced age
how; in what way; by what means
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
natural conception; natural pregnancy
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
cryopreservation; freeze-preservation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
being too late; losing one's final chance
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words