year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to show up; to appear; to turn up
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
troublesome; annoying; complicated
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
looks; personal appearance; features
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
it's been a long time; long time no see
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
commerce; trade; business
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with