year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to increase; to add to; to augment
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to say no more; to sink into silence
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
if so; in that case; in that situation
that's the way it is; such is life
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
theatre; theater; playhouse
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
you (plural); all of you; you all
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
for the first time in one's life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait