cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
vitality; ability to earn a living
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
all over; all over the place; everywhere
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
long ago; a long time ago; already
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
working adult; full-fledged member of society
student (esp. a university student)