to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
personal; individual; private
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very young; little; childish; immature
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to grow up; to become an adult
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
judgment; judgement; discernment
having said that; on the other hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
by myself; in person; by oneself
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to repeat; to do something over again
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment