barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
to slide into; to slip into
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to mow; to reap; to harvest
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
four-on-the-floor; four-to-the-floor
private person; individual
of the same age; age-matched
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers