two persons; two people; pair; couple
the same generation; coeval
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
(political) power; authority; influence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
exclusive; attached to; specialist
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and