growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
history of; experience of
comparatively; relatively
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
difficult to ...; hard to ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
simple and clear; plain and simple
to thrust before; to thrust at
number one; first; best; most; game; round
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to have the memory of having done something oneself
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
time; season; period; phase; stage
several years; a few years
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
start of a romance; beginning of love