growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
devoted; self-sacrificing
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
authority; power; function
secret; private; surreptitious
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
immediately; right away; on the spot
how; in what way; how about; questionable
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)