(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
window-gazing; window-shopping
as you see; as you can see
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
several minutes; a few minutes
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to break the silence; to break one's silence
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
possession; occupation; occupancy
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
ritual; religious service; festival
to rule; to govern; to administer
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
government; administration
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose