several years; a few years
to pause; to have a short intermission
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to govern; to manage; to subdue
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
indescribable; having no way to express
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
such; this sort of; like this
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...