development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
both; both sides; both parties
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ratio; proportion; percentage
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
strong interaction; strong force
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to make a lasting impression
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
art of self-defense (defence)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline