grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
connection; link; relationship
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to grow up; to become an adult
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better