favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
finding employment; getting a job
society; public; community; social studies
acquisition of a qualification
way; method; means; resource; course
study; pursuit of knowledge
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to attempt; to test; to try out
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
originally; by nature; from the start
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
by sheer strength; by brute force