I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to grow up; to become an adult
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to watch over; to watch attentively
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse