inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
being startled; getting a shock
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
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
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
inheritance; something given or received
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to grow up; to become an adult
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
determination; resolution
innermost depths of one's heart
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to be worried; to be troubled
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
hot flash; rush of blood to the head