senior; elder; person older than oneself
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be transparent; to show through
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
comfort; consolation; diversion
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
suffix for familiar person
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this, that and the other; this and that
self-centered; stuck on oneself
because of; owing to; due to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
interference; intervention; meddling
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
mental; spiritual; emotional
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
maid; helper; help; assistance