to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
great hurry; great haste; rush
to this extent; to this degree; this much
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
two at a time; two by two; in twos
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in the future; another day; later
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to have an eye on; to zero in on
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
surely; certainly; without doubt
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to become frayed; to become loose
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down