boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
woman; female; feminine gender
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
being intrusive; intrusive person
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
somewhere to go; place to go
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
just because; even if; even though
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser