to some extent; to a certain extent
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
classical form of martial art
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hostility; antagonism; opposition
accomplishment; execution
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that