stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to become better; to improve
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass (of time); to elapse
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to mark the end; to spell the end
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to speak ill of; to disparage
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
that is to say; so that means
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend