charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
primary school; elementary school; grade school
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
dramatic role for child; child actor
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to be kind to; to treat kindly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
very young; little; childish; immature
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
at that time; in those days
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
elevated (structure); overhead
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to get strong; to gain strength
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
sincere; honest; faithful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
sympathy; empathy; response
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
invitation; introduction; temptation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
holding two or more positions concurrently
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
leaving a club; quitting a club
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption