to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to become settled; to be fixed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
general; popular; common; typical
interference; meddling; butting in
to take over; to hand over
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
one's possessions; ownership
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
memory; sense; experience
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
affectation; showiness; pretence
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away