superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(period of) a year; during an era
100,000,000; one hundred million
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
rather; better; instead; if anything
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
family; members of a family
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to aggravate; to make serious
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
how can (one) do something
if it is the case that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of