to bring up under one's personal care
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
true character; true heart; true spirit
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
-less; lacking; non-existing
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
establishment; settlement
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
guidelines for action; personal principles
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
periodic; regular; routine
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
mechanism; organization; organisation
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something