guardian; protector; patron; parent
-less; lacking; non-existing
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
steamship; steamboat; steamer
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
although; though; despite the fact that ...
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
fort; stronghold; fortification
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
relation; connection; relevance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
reason; cause; history; origin
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
appearance; expression; manifestation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy