boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
older sister; lass; young lady
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
time; hour; period; class
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty