synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
incident; affair; happening; event
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in turns; alternately; in order
(your) daughter; young woman
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cutting in line; queue jumping
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
(another's) daughter; young lady
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
even if ...; even supposing that ...
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
sincere; honest; faithful
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
tendency; trend; inclination
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant