rather; sooner; preferably
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
scene; view; prospect; outlook
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
mature woman; middle-aged woman
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
future; possible; potential; prospective
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
one thin flat object; one sheet
company housing; housing provided by one's company
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
my husband; one's family; family member