old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
birth; creation; formation
month-long period; (during) month
motive power; driving force
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
diffusion rate; rate of spread
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
imagination; supposition; guess
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
surroundings; environs; circumference
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
so; like this; in this way
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be conspicuous; to stand out
results; record; grades; marks
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
club activities; extracurricular activities
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
just because; even if; even though
to be found; to be discovered
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances