extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
man; male; masculine gender
some people; a few people; several people
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
time; season; period; phase; stage
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
form; shape; figure; visage
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
feeling; sense; impression
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; the matter in question
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
selection; choice; option
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement