adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be needed; to be wanted
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
substantial matter; significant item
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to serve; to work for; to attend
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to spend time (on doing something)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
good humour (humor); good mood
facing; opposite; across the street; other side