to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
intelligence gathering; information gathering
perfect; complete; flawless
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
particular; hard to please; fussy
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
surroundings; environs; circumference
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
every month; each month; monthly
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
increase (in an amount of money)
very interesting; of great interest
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled