approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older brother; elder brother
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
wicked tongue; abusive language
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be impolite; to be discourteous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
very young; little; childish; immature
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface