method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to subsist; to keep on living
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
implantation (of an embryo)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that