briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to refuse; to decline; to deny
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
history of; experience of
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
consequence; outcome; result; blame
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be found; to be discovered
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
young person; youth; young
alone; unaided; away from home
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive