life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
outside world; physical world
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
menarche; first menstruation
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour