surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
endless; boundless; everlasting
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
such; this sort of; like this
big talk; boasting; bragging
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to like; to love; to be fond of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to look down on; to make light of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
superior; superiors; senior
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
recompense; indemnity; atonement
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to add (to); to add on; to append
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually