thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
yearned for; longed for; missed
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
opposite side; opposition
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
imagination; supposition; guess