(political) power; authority; influence
property; fortune; assets
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
older sister; elder sister
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
and then; and so; and; so then
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
several people; a few people
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rather; better; instead; if anything
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
material; substance; matter
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means