eyesight; vision; visual acuity
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
the same generation; coeval
name; given name; first name
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sympathy; compassion; pity
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(not) even once; (not) ever
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
elopement; running away with a lover
wages; pay; rental payment
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
at that time; in those days
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the opposite sex; isomerism
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
teacher; instructor; professor
like this; this sort; this way
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank