to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be full of pride; to be boastful
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to like; to love; to be fond of
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
elementary, junior high and high school
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
ago; since; before; previous
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
human; human-like; as a person
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
intimacy; friendship; familiarity