alteration; falsification; faking
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
personality; style; appearance
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
long-awaited; much-awaited
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
inattention; absent-mindedness
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
older sister; elder sister
witnessing; observing; sighting
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to make sure of the truth
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
greeting; a fine thing to say
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally