being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
generation; lifetime; age
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
lifting (a child) high up in the air
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
insolent fellow; rude fellow
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to carry around; to carry on one's person
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to have a relationship; to have relations
to differ depending on ...
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion