intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
birth; creation; formation
to satisfy the requirements
descendant; posterity; offspring
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
the very image of health itself; picture of health
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
double; twice (as much); twofold
hearsay; learning by hearsay
parental love or affection
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
simply; merely; only; solely
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing