important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
of the same age; age-matched
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to come and go; to go back and forth
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen