year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(within a) territory; domains
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
periodic; regular; routine
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)