sexual interest in young boys; boy love
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
to nip (something) in the bud
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
recommendation; endorsement
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
serious error; gross mistake
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
in order; sequential; seriatim
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
suspension (usu. vehicle)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around