to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
either way; in any case; one way or another
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
medical treatment; medical care
otherwise; or else; if not
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
ordinary citizen; the general public
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
several times (as large, over)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
back (of a chair); backrest
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter