acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to assemble; to gather
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
all present; all concerned; all of us
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
association; union; guild
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role