dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
reconfirmation; double check
memory; sense; experience
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
use; utilization; utilisation; application
while alive; during one's lifetime
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to bury; to embed; to implant
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
long ago; a long time ago; already
emotional strength; force of will
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)