century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to become desperate; to give in to despair
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
field; plain; prairie; moor
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
life or death; existence; destiny
period of youth; while young
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to bring; to take; to bring about
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
virtue; charm; merit; good point