to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
long talk; long-winded speech
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
a few years ago; some years back
solitude; loneliness; isolation
near oneself; close to one; familiar
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
chief vassal; senior statesman
on one hand; on the other hand
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to find fault with; to question
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
tone (of voice); manner of talking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
memorial service for the dead; holding a service