increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to entertain; to make welcome
so; like this; in this way
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
next term; next period; next version; next release
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
one day; (on) a certain day
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to half-rise to one's feet
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation