if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
height (of body); stature
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
serious; severe; grave; acute
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
metabolic syndrome; overweight
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to triumph; to be elated with success
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but