in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
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
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
helper; assistant; help; assistance
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
revision (of text); alteration; change
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
at a young age; while still young
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
social status; social position; social standing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
while alive; during one's lifetime
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
former years; formerly; a few years ago