to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to overdo; to do too much
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
seniority by length of service
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
turning point; transition phase
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
young girl; lass; adolescent female
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to