light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
older sister; elder sister
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to grow up; to become an adult
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to take; to catch; to capture
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device