same generation; one's generation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
now that; since; so long as; because
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
sliding safely; just making it; being just on time
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pregnancy; conception; gestation
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
stale; hackneyed; cliched
imagination; supposition; guess
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
world; society; people; the public
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
regular customer; valued client
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
(social) position; status
human relations; personal relationships
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
inheritance; something given or received
to keep a watchful eye on
because of; owing to; due to
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
rather; sooner; preferably
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless