important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such; this sort of; like this
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
... years old; age (of) ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
same generation; one's generation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
woman; female; feminine gender
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ten-year-old; ten year old
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial