yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
right (to do something); authority; power
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
to spend a night together
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
set of three; three sets; three classes
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
elder sister; older female friend
older sister; lass; young lady
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
considerably; fairly; quite
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
life-prolonging treatment
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said