hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
trouble; bother; annoyance
speech; expression; wording; language
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
woman; female; feminine gender
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
second (unit of time); arc second
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
interglacial period; interglacial; interglaciation
switching over to; migration; transition
go that far; to that extent