unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
future (usually near); prospects
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
way; method; means; resource; course
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
remarkable; striking; obvious
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)