to look away; to avert one's eyes
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
personality; character; individuality; personhood
existence; possession; having; limited company
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be settled; to be brought to an end
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
official name; formal name
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
contract; compact; agreement
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
having said that; on the other hand
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to search for; to seek for; to look for
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances