year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recovery; rescue; recapture
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour