handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
lying face down; upside down; prone
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
making an attempt; trial run
stepwise; one step at a time
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed