to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to accept; to receive; to agree
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
change in appearance; transformation
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
while; even though; despite
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
vitality; (one's) life force
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to