development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
... years old; age (of) ...
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
typhoid; paratyphoid; typhus
boy; son; baby boy; young man
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
reason; logic; method; system; order
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to unravel; to unpick; to unstitch; to explain in detail; to unravel
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
example; illustration; precedent
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present