century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
... years old; age (of) ...
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
correction; revision; amendment
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
not worth considering; out of the question
biological child; one's own child
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
they; those guys; those fellows
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
because of; owing to; due to
inquiry; enquiry; hearing