to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
after a long time; for the first time in a while
it's been a long time; long time no see
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
in that manner; like that
feeling keenly; fully realizing
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
way one walks; one's walk
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
wherein; therein; thereinto
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
time; season; period; phase; stage
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through