expressing one's mind; speaking out
head start; initiative; preemption
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to escape from; to get out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wherein; therein; thereinto
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to withstand; to be able to endure
love affair; love relationship
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be reflected in a mirror
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
how; in what way; in what manner
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal