so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
all; entire; whole; altogether
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet