growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
side gate; side door; service entrance
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
outside of; not covered by
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)