to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
influence; clout; leverage
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to finish reading; to read through
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
news; word; tidings; omen
greeting; a fine thing to say
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
dreadnought (class of warships)
threat; intimidation; menace
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
seeing one off; farewell; escort
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
speech; expression; wording; language
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
that; the matter in question