to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
with a friendly grin; smilingly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
time; season; period; phase; stage
for this very reason; that is exactly why
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
business; trade; operations; sales
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to increase; to add to; to augment
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
business world; business circles; (the) industry
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to manage something successfully; to be successful
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other