year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at that time; in those days
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
gazing at (in wonderment)
exclusive right; sole right
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to join forces; to cooperate
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to mind; to care; to worry
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
beyond imagination; unimaginable
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up