(apportioning) in small amounts
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
error; mistake; slip; bug
to become clear; to be made public
spare time; free time; leisure time
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
will not do; do not; does not
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
moment by moment; hour by hour
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to follow another's example
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
living; lifestyle; living room