dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
secret information; intelligence
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
impossible to do (although wants to)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
valuable article; valuables
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
fragment; one of the group or party
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to correct oneself; to restate
older brother; elder brother