true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
guidance; leadership; leading the way
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
keeping things tidy and in order
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to refuse; to decline; to deny
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
greedy; avaricious; covetous
orphan; person without friends
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry