to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be perturbed; to be agitated
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
radiant smile; contented smile
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
at that time; in those days
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
permission; approval; authorization; license
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
older sister; elder sister
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
one cause; one reason; one factor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing