to suffer; to groan; to be worried
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
absence; disregard; indifference
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
time; hour; season; time of the year
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be talented; to be able
to gain fame; to make one's name
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
foster father; adoptive father
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to have a talk; to tell a story
if it is the case that ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
one's principal residence; main home
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to accept; to receive; to agree
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
if so; in that case; in that situation
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
originally; by nature; from the start