to reach; to get to; to arrive at
man; male; masculine gender
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the opposite sex; isomerism
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to look around; to look towards (us)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
same; similar; (just) like; equal
in succession; one by one
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
secret; private; surreptitious
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
job description; job specification; job content
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
such; like that; that sort of; very
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly