several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
bedridden; confined to bed
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
after that; afterwards; thereafter
reality; actuality; hard fact
beginning; outset; first; onset
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very young; little; childish; immature
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
living together; coexistence
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate