to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
calm; composed; leisurely
personality; style; appearance
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to subsist; to keep on living
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
management; administration; operation
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
then; and (then); in that case; if so
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to recall; to remember; to recollect
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
such ... as; or some such