to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
neighbourhood; neighborhood
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
the same generation; coeval
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
how many people; a number of people
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
superstition; superstitious belief
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to grow up; to become an adult
forced laugh; forced smile
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to knead well; to polish; to refine
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
resignation; acceptance; consolation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately