wife and children; (arch.) wife
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
few decades; many decades; several decades
succession; continuation; series; sequence
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
absence; disregard; indifference
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
as; because; with; due to
to breathe out; to exhale
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
love; attachment; lovesickness
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love