to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a start; with a jump
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
personality; character; individuality; personhood
very young; little; childish; immature
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
accession to the throne; enthronement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
many; numerous; various; large number of
to repeat; to do something over again
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
as (for); for; in the capacity of
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
leaving everything up to someone else
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
the way one works; one's working manner
to be conspicuous; to stand out
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
himself; yourself; herself
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind