to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
precocity; early ripening; premature development
tendency; trend; inclination
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
comparatively; relatively
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to smile (at); to grin (at)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
level ground; plain; flatland
to encamp; to take up positions
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
right behind; just behind; directly behind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to prostrate oneself (before)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
androgynous; gender-neutral
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over