(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to say no more; to sink into silence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
had better ...; had better not ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to order; to command; to appoint
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
nod; inclination of the head