the same generation; coeval
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
of great promise; with a promising future
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
country-bred; raised in the country
to strangle; to constrict
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
odds and ends; all; every
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
several hours; a few hours
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to cause a person trouble
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to be assiduous in one's business
to cause a person trouble
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound