small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
calm; composed; cool; quiet
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
nausea; sickness in the stomach
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
(one acting as a) foster parent
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to have a talk; to tell a story
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
of no interest; not interested
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be needed; to be wanted
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
originally; by nature; from the start
long ago; already; a long time ago
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture