to grow up; to become an adult
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
such; this sort of; like this
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
for example; for instance; e.g.
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
manners; courtesy; etiquette
society; the world; the times
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
water outlet; tap; faucet
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
particularly; only; in the case of
to speak; to hear a voice
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shopping; purchased goods
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...