development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
management; administration; operation
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
common person; foolish commoner
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
simply put; putting it simply; in short
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
contract; compact; agreement
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting