traditional; conventional
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
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
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; provided that
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
one's later years; final years (in life)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
the same age; same period
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid